This article throws light upon the five basic functions performed by managers in an organisation. The functions are: 1. Planning 2. Organising 3. Staffing 4. Directing 5. Controlling. Function # 1. Planning: "Planning is selecting information and making assumptions regarding the future to formulate the activities necessary to achieve organisational objectives." — Terry and Franklin "Planning involves selecting missions and [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Features of Bureaucratic Organisation 2. Significance of Bureaucratic Organisation 3. Limitations. Features of Bureaucratic Organisation: Weber highlighted the following features of an ideal bureaucracy: (a) Division of labour: In a bureaucratic organisation, jobs are broken into smaller units where each person carries out a specialised task. Work is divided on the [...]
This article throws light upon the six main components of a system. The components are: 1. Sub-System 2. Synergy 3. Open and Closed Systems 4. System Boundary 5. Flow 6. Feedback. Component # 1. Sub-System: Each part of the bigger whole is a sub-system. These parts make the whole organisation. Each sub-system is part of the larger system which, in [...]